The Global Spread Of Arms by Frederic S Pearson - 9780367318536

Taylor & Francis

This book surveys the broad terrain covered by the concept of ''the security dilemma'' and points out landmarks along the route proceeding from proliferation to economic interests, showing that the arms trade is built into development of both industrial technology and political competition. > Today, despite the end of the cold war, more countries have more sophisticated weapons from more numerous suppliers than ever before. This is partly a product of continuing and growing conflicts?especially regional and interethnic ones?but it also reflects the political and economic difficulties of weaning public and private enterprise away from po > Global arms proliferation - past and present; the impetus to manufacture and acquire arms; arms transfers and world politics; controlling the spread of arms; conclusions - can the dilemmas be resolved? > Frederic S. Pearson is director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies and professor of political science at Wayne State University.